JOSÉ EDUARDO PONCE GUEVARA

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1 JOSÉ EDUARDO PONCE GUEVARA CURRICULUM VITAE Ecology and Conservation of Wildlife Instituto de Ecología, U.N.A.M. Circuito Exterior s/n junto al Jardín Botánico / Inst. de Biología Ciudad Universitaria, D. F. BIOGRAPHY Eduardo did his BA in Biology at the Querétaro State University, Mexico. His first projects in 2003 were focused biodiversity assessment to determine the feasibility of human developments. Later, Eduardo participated on more specific research projects related with carnivore ecology and their role on the ecosystem in the Sonora mountains. However, Eduardo focused his efforts in the grassland region located at northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, since 2006 on where he have participated in several projects, but also has been the principal investigator in some others related with the ecology of arid grasslands specifically working with black-tailed prairie dogs, North American porcupine, black-footed ferret, and American bison. During all this time Eduardo realized the intense human-wildlife conflicts as apparent competitors for the natural resources. This took Eduardo to think more about these human environment conflicts, and nowadays he is focusing his PhD in understand, confront and provide solutions to this conflicts. Throughout his professional development he has made a great effort to link social development in basic research to solving environmental problems. Based on this information, he started studies and actions to reduce and revert the habitat degradation by changing the dominant economic activities (i.e. cattle ranching and agriculture). While at an experimental scale, the implications of their work could change the paradigm on how conservation has been done in Mexico, by using the economic forces behind ecosystem decline as the agents of restoration. Since 2006 Eduardo has contributed with more than $ 30,000 dollars to develop their research on conservation. His academic development was recognized and he was nominated for the Youth Rolex Awards for

2 Enterprise in 2010 and has been part of the experimented equipment awarded by The Whitle Fund for Nature Award in 2010 and Currently, his work is having a major impact on the definition and implementation of environmental policies in the Janos Biosphere Reserve that is already considered as an example to improve the designation and management on natural protected areas in the country. A significant proportion of his research has been devoted to address issues related to the conservation of biological diversity as: mammal ecology in the arid environments and their implications for conservation, the key role of prairie dogs in the conservation of grasslands in North America, the economy of natural resources, and the economic tools for conservation ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT 2010 to present PhD student at Ecology Institute, UNAM with the project: Managing prairie dogs, domestic cattle, and honey mesquite; Implications for grassland conservation. November 2013 Academic Writing and Oral presentations Course. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. June-July Environmental Leadership Program. International Course at University of California, Berkeley. August 2012 Economic Tools for Conservation. International course at Stanford University, CA, USA Environmental and Economic Valuation at Economy Faculty in UNAM 2011 Economy of Natural Resources course at Economics Faculty in UNAM BA in Biology at Natural Sciences Faculty in Queretaro State University PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE Coordinator. Herramientas Económicas para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, México Conservation Strategy Fund - UNAM

3 2014. Coordinator. Conservación del perrito llanero de Cola negra en Sonora y Chihuahua. Programa de acción para la conservación de especies en riesgo (PROCER) CONANP- UNAM Coordinator. Restauración y conservación de los pastizales áridos en el noroeste de México. Alianza WWF Fundación Carlos Slim Coordinator. Large-scale restoration and conservation of the prairie dog grasslands in Janos, Mexico. Whitley Fund for Nature Member of the Scientific Board in the Janos Biosphere Reserve Teaching assistant. Conservation Biology Course, Ecology Institute, U.N.A.M Principal researcher on the project Habitat use of North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) at the limits of its distribution. Janos, Chihuahua to present Field technician in the project The Wild Bison (Bison bison) from Chihuahua, Mexico: Issues on Conservation and Historic distribution. Janos Chihuahua Consultant in the project Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) reintroduction in Janos, Chihuahua Field coordinator in the project Ecology and conservation of jaguar (Panthera onca) in Sonora, The Northern Jaguar Project Consultant in the project Ecology and management of carnivores in the Sierra de San Luis mountains, Sonora México. Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Consultant in the project Analysis of the mammal community in the state of Nayarit SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION Indexed articles 1. List, R., J. Pacheco, E. PONCE, R. Sierra-Corona, and G. Ceballos The Janos Biosphere Reserve Northern Mexico. International Journal of Wilderness 16: Davidson, A., E. PONCE, D. Lightfoot, E. Fredrickson, J.H. Brown, S.L. Brantley, J. Cruzado, R. Sierra-Corona, R. List, D. Toledo, and G. Ceballos Rapid response of a

4 grassland ecosystem to an experimental manipulation of a keystone rodent and domestic livestock. Ecology 91: Ceballos, G., J. Arroyo-Cabrales, and E. PONCE Effects of Pleistocene environmental changes on the distribution and community structure of he mammalian fauna of Mexico. Quaternary Research 73: Cartron, J.L., R. Sierra, E. PONCE., R. Harness, P. Manznano, and G. Huerta Bird Electrocutions and Power poles in Northwestern Mexico: an overview. Raptors Conservation 7: Pelz-Serrano, K., E. PONCE, R. Sierra, R. List, and G. Ceballos Recent Records of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis mexicana) in Eastern Sonora and Northwestern Chihuhua, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 51(3): Santos-Barrera, G., J. Cruzado, E. PONCE-GUEVARA, R. Sierra-Corona, and J. Pacheco Bufo alvarius, Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review 37(1): PONCE, E., K. Pelz, and C. López Coyote abundance in relation to the habitat characteristics in Sierra San Luis, Sonora, México. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II: connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas. US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings series Pelz K., E. PONCE, and C. López Habitat and conservation status of the beaver (Castor canadensis) in the Sierra San Luis, Sonora, México. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II: connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas. US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings series López C., E. PONCE, K. Pelz, H. Luna, and R. Sierra. June A record of the Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatos) in Nayarit, Mexico. Journal of Raptor Reseach 38: Outreach articles 1. Ceballos, G., E. PONCE, R., Sierra, J., Pacheco, and R., List, Reserva de la Biosfera Janos, Chihuahua; Herencia natural de México. Panphet no. 1. Instituto de Ecología UNAM- Tatevari Ediciones.

5 2. Rurik List, EDUARDO PONCE, Krista Schlyer, and Rodrigo Sierra Memoria visual de especies y ecosistemas en la frontera chihuahua nuevo méxico y sonora arizona en sitios donde se construirá infraestructura del muro fronterizo. pp Manzano-Fischer, P., R. List, Cartron J.L., R. Sierra, and E. PONCE Electrocución de aves en líneas de distribución de energía eléctrica en México. BioDIVERSITAS 74: ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS 1. Ponce, E., A. Davidson, E. Fredrickson, and G. Ceballos Managing prairie dogs, cattle and honey mesquite; Implications for grassland conservation. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago III. May 4, Ponce, E. Una historia fotográfica por la conservación de los perritos llaneros. Feria Internacional del Libro del Palacio de Minería, March 6, Sierra-Corona, R, E. PONCE, J.Pacheco, R. List, and G. Ceballos Janos Biosphere Reserve. Malpai Broderlands Group Meeting; trails beyond boundaries: the natural-cultural landscape of a shared environment. January Douglas, Arizona. 4. Ed Fredrickson, Curtis Monger, EDUARDO PONCE, and Dan Fredrickson, Mesquite: A Long-View. 16th Biennial Mogollon Archaeology Conference. New Mexico State University, Corbett Center Octubre 14, Eduardo PONCE Prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) influence in the Janos Biosphere Reserve. Seminario de Divulgación: México un país megadiverso. Una oportunidad de desarrollo. CONABIO, México, D.F. 6. Davidson, A. D., E. PONCE, D. C. Lightfoot, E. L. Fredrickson, J. H. Brown, J. Cruzado, S. L. Brantley, R. Sierra, R. List, D. Toledo, and G. Ceballos Rapid response of a grassland ecosystem to an experimental manipulation of a keystone rodent and domestic livestock. American Society of Mammalogists Meeting, Laramie, Wyoming.

6 7. Pacheco, J., R. List, R. Sierra, E. PONCE, E. Marcé, L. Martínez, H. Zarza, and G. Ceballos Decline in geographic distribution of the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) in Mexico. 10 th International Mammal Congress. Mendoza, Argentina. 8. Davidson, A. D., E. PONCE, S. L. Brantley, J. Cruzado, E. L. Fredrickson, R. Sierra, R. List, D. C. Lightfoot, D. Toledo, J. H. Brown, and G. Ceballos Interactive effects of native and exotic herbivores: Prairie dogs and cattle cause rapid changes to a grassland community. The Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. 9. Fredrickson, E. L., Ceballos, G., List, R., Barajas, N., Sayre, N., Roacho, J. O., Sierra, R., PONCE, E., Davidson A. D., Melgoza, A., Jaquez, C., and Bezanilla, G.A Linking biological conservation to healthy rural communities: a case history of the Janos Casas Grandes Biosphere Reserve. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. 10. Lightfoot, D.C., A.D. Davidson, E. PONCE, R. List, and G. Ceballos Influences of native prairie dogs and domestic cattle on the native grasshopper assemblages of a desert grassland. The Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. 11. Sierra-Corona R., E.L. Fredrickson, G.Ceballos, A.L. González, A.S., Laliberte, A.D., Davidson, R. List, G. Bezanilla, and E. PONCE Can prairie dog-cattle interactions be used to remediate desertified Chihuahuan Desert grasslands? Ecological Society of America annual meeting San Jose Ca. Species interactions. 12. PONCE, E., K. Pelz, and C. López Abundancia del coyote (Canis latrans) en relación con las características del hábitat en la sierra San Luís, Sonora, México. VII National conference in Mammalogy. November San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. 13. Pelz K., E. PONCE, and C. López Caracterización del hábitat y abundancia del castor (Castor canadensis) en la Sierra San Luís, Sonora, México. VII National conference in Mammalogy. November San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. 14. PONCE, E., K. Pelz, and C. López Coyote abundance in relation to the habitat characteristics in Sierra San Luis, Sonora, México. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II and 5 th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts. May Tucson, AZ.

7 15. Pelz K. S., E. PONCE, and C. G. López Habitat and conservation status of the beaver (Castor canadensis) in the Sierra San Luis, Sonora, México. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II and 5 th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts. May Tucson, AZ. NOMINATIONS AND GRANTS Student grant from National Council of Science and Technology to present Nomination to Youth Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2010 T & E Inc. Grant for Conservation Biology Research Program